Yesterday when I was young
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B2 · Upper-Intermediate
French
Yesterday When I Was Young
charles aznavour
Yesterday When I Was Young by charles aznavour — French lyrics with English translation, line by line. Learn French through music on Langooo.
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8 lines, first 8 translated
About this song
Yesterday When I Was Young by charles aznavour is a great song to learn French through music. This page breaks down 8 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as life, yesterday, young. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue
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I teased at life as if it were a foolish game
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The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame
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The thousand dreams I dreamed, the splendid things I planned
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I always built, alas, on weak and shifting sand
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I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day
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And only now I see how the years ran away
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Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
life
life
yesterday
yesterday
young
young
taste
taste
sweet
sweet
rain
rain
upon
upon
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What are the French lyrics to "Yesterday When I Was Young" by charles aznavour in English?
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What do the key words in "Yesterday When I Was Young" mean?
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